Bottle-washer.



E. L. ARNDT a; J. I. MARQUART.

BOTTLE WASHER.

APPLICATION nun APB. 24,1008.

Patenwu Jan. 12.1909.

travel lengthwise tin-roof, is a slide UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. ARNDT AND JULIUS I. MARQUARLOF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN.

BOTTLE-WASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jim. 12, 1909.

Application filed April 24, 1908. Serial No. 429,027.

all whom it may aoncern:

Be it; known that We, EDWARD L. ARNDT and J [Imus I. lvIAn uAn'r, citizens of the United States, residing at Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin, have hivontod nrw and useful Improvements in Bottlo-Wasl1er's, of which the fol-- lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to llottle washers, the ohjert oi the invention being to provide a practi al holllo washing and scouring Inahine embodying in addition to the usual r tary hruszh for operating on the inside of 1:0 hottlo. one or more rotary brushes which tptfiilit, on the outside of tho bottle and rlfit'l't to l'H'llSll off and oiii-ctually removerash and other aei-nnuilaiion on the outside of the ijrulilt neck rau rw'l h v tho metal rrown naps now wn'nnmil-V wed in closing the mouths of hottlo, tho hrushrs being so oomhined. and arranged as to oporatr simuliw noously and perform their work in a single oporat ion.

ivith the above and other objects in view, tho natur of which will more fnllg appear as tho d srription proceoda, tho invontion (zoo-BR in tho novol r in'trnntion combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully descrihetl. illuatmtwl and rlnimed,

in the accompanying drawin ligure l is a aide elevation of a hottle Washing inar-hino cont-trotted in arcordanro with the present invention. Fig. in a plan view thereof. Fig. 1% is a vortirgal croas section through one mid oi the nmohiuo. Fig. l; is a horizontal section through the slide framo taken in line with the shafts.

The inaohii'io embodies osreontially a liars-o l upon \vhirh is prel'vrzihly mounted a pan or tray for twitching the water. Located upon the ham it a, guide i'ramo umhodying parallel guides 3 protorahly in tho form of cylindrical rods, and g'nido supports 4 at o 'ipositeerirk of th guides, connoirting the some rigidly and souuroly 'to tho base 1.

Moimted on the guidoa 3 and adapted to Frame 5 which is provided with a central. hearing sleeve 6 slid-able lengthwiso on a router shaft 7 one end of which is journalorl in the hub 8, of a Water motor 9 by moam of which rotary motion IS imparted to r'tlltl nhal't the v i rod-"i0 thereby opening tho water inlet valve provided with a flat side, 10 and lltlSll'lOlUltQtl i leading into tho other eni of said shaft. having: a scour-in brush 7 attached thereto.- The shaft 7 is thereon a slide gear ll, the opening of which corresponds with the cross sectional shape of the shaft 10 so that while said gear is caused to rotate with the shaft 7, it is also allowed to move freely lengthwise thereof, hiring uarried by the slide frame 5. In order to IHJOIDPliSll this the gear 11 is providod with a grooved huh, or in other words, mid goar onihodit-s a flange 12 which is en gagwl Irv tho hooked extremity of a clip 13 which is heclnetl at; H- to the hearing sleeve 6 ol' the slide frame. 'lhereiore, as the slide frame jnove hack and tort h of the guides 3, the slide your ii is carried with it. v

To the UPIJUhiIt or forward end of the hearing slee e ttln-ro is secured by means of a bracket. 23 an aportured head 16 which is provided with a ventral thimblo 1T surr0undinn thr' aporturo therein and adapted to rezr-ivililt' lltt,i( portion of a bottle, the arrangwnrutliving hlli'll that by pressing the imllle againat the head 16 after inserting the not-k oi" the hottlu through the thimblo 17,t,he slide t'rauw I: is moved toward the motor 9, lho return of tho slidu frame or carriage be ing (dim-toil by means of a spring" 19 one end of whit-h is roam-vied to the slide frame while the ol Flor and is oonneoled to a bracket sw-nred to tho haw l.

in addition to tin ventral hearing sleeve 6, the Hill r frame carries other hearing sleeves 2i and 2 \Yilit'll are ironner'ted with the sit-t o ti ud in whirh are jonrnuled rotary -:hal't.- :33 and 2-1 whioh carry rotary brushes 25 and 213 at their l'orwzil'il enda which hrnshvs are designed to scour and clean the outaide of tin,- hottlo nook in tho manner in divatod hy dotted lions in Figs. 2 and 4, this opt-ration taking plaro whilo tho inside brush is (loaning tinintorior ol' the holtle as indi rated in Fig. 2. At tho ends opposite the hruxhos 2.3 and 26 the shafts 2S and 24 are pro\ idod with gears 27 and 28 which are in t'tillfilillli m sh with the intermediate slide gear it as vshown in l igs. 2 and 4. In this way all of the shaft: 23 and Eli are simultaneously operated, motion being communi- ('liUtl to the side shafts 52 and 24 from tho r-vntur shaft 7.

At a alliltllllfi point in the backward throw of the slide frame 5, the latter comes in contact. with trip fingt-rre 29 on a valve operating 31, which controls the water supply pipe 32 casing of the motor 9, the

valve being returned to its closed position when the slide frame moves forward again by means of a spring 33.

The apertured head 16 is made oblong shown in Figs. 3 and t so as to act as a protector or guard for the hands and lingers of the operator by extending over and covering the rotary brushes 25 and 26.

From the foregoing description it will be i by the slide frame.

seen that the brushes operate simultaneously and in a single operation and while scouring and cleaning the inside of the bottle the neck is also scoured and cleaned on the outside, thereby effectually removing all rust caused by the crown caps now in common use by means of which the bottles are sealed.

Vt claim:

1. In a bottle Washing machine, the combination of a rotary brush operating on the inside of the bottle, a rotary shaft carrying said brush, rotary brushes operating on the outside of the bottle, rotary shafts for the last-named brushes, a slide frame in. which the last-named shafts are journaled, a guide frame therefor, and means for driving all of said shafts while permitting a relative sliding movement thereofv 2. In a bottle washing machine, the com-- bination of a rotary brush operating on the inside of the bottle, a rotary shaft carrying said brush, a rota brush operating on the outside of the bot tlb, a rotary shaft for the latter brush, means for drivin said shaft, a stationary guide frame, a she frame movable along the guide frame, and gears carried by said slide frame and mounted on the shafts, one of said gears having a sliding engagement with its shaft and the other gear being fast on the shaft of the brush carried 3. In a bottle washing machine, the cornbination with a rotary brush operating on the inside of the bottle, a rotary shaft carrying said brush, a rotary brush operating on the outside of the bottle, a rotary shaft for the last named brush, a slide frame in which the last named shaft is journalcd, a uide frame therefor, intermeshing gear wheels for imparting rotary motion to both of said. shafts, both of said gear wheels being 5 ovahle with the slide frame, and an apcrtured bottle neck receiving head connected With the slide frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

ED'WARD L. ARNDT JULIUS l. MARQUART. W itnesses (ll-ms. C. MILLER, blow. Hone. 

